Американская трагедия

Chapter 42

           Andafteratime,feelingbetter,freer,morenatural,morehuman,ashesomuchwishedtofeelhereturnedtohisroom,oncemoretosleep,withthefeelingthathehadactuallysucceededineliminatingcompletelyamostinsidiousandhorriblevisitation.Hemustneverthinkofitagain!Hemustneverthinkofitagain.Hemustnever,never,neverthinkofitnever.

           Andthenfallingintoanervous,feverishdozesoonthereafter,hefoundhimselfdreamingofasavageblackdogthatwastryingtobitehim.Havingescapedfromthefangsofthecreaturebywakinginterror,heoncemorefellasleep.Butnowhewasinsomeverystrangeandgloomyplace,awoodoracaveornarrowcanyonbetweendeephills,fromwhichapath,fairlypromisingatfirst,seemedtolead.Butsoonthepath,asheprogressedalongit,becamenarrowerandnarroweranddarker,andfinallydisappearedentirely.Andthen,turningtoseeifhecouldnotgetbackashehadcome,theredirectlybehindhimwerearrayedanentangledmassofsnakesthatatfirstlookedmorelikeapileofbrush.Butaboveitwavedthemenacingheadsofatleastascoreofreptiles,forkedtonguesandagateeyes.Andinfrontnow,asheturnedswiftly,ahornedandsavageanimalhuge,itwasitsheavytreadcrushingthebrushblockedthepathinthatdirection.Andthen,horrifiedandcryingoutinhopelessdesperation,oncemoreheawokenottosleepagainthatnight.

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